Temminck's stint
| Temminck's stint | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Charadriiformes |
| Family: | Scolopacidae |
| Genus: | Calidris |
| Species: | C. temminckii
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| Binomial name | |
| Calidris temminckii (Leisler, 1812)
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| Range of C. temminckii
Breeding Passage Non-breeding
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| Synonyms | |
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Erolia temminckii | |
Temminck's stint (Calidris temminckii) is a small wader. This bird's common name and Latin binomial commemorate the Dutch naturalist Coenraad Jacob Temminck. The genus name is from Ancient Greek kalidris or skalidris, a term used by Aristotle for some grey-coloured waterside birds.
Within the genus Calidris Temminck's stint is most closely related to the long-toed stint (Calidris subminuta).
Temminck's stint is one of the species to which the Agreement on the Conservation of African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbirds (AEWA) applies.